Statement by the Trilateral Contact Group and the representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions calling for ceasefire
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Statement by the Trilateral Contact Group and the representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions calling for ceasefireDate
2 Mar 2018Agreement status
Multiparty signed/agreedInterim arrangement
YesAgreement/conflict level
Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( )Stage
RenewalConflict nature
Government/territoryPeace process
Ukraine peace processParties
Ukraine
Russia
Representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and LuhanskThird parties
OSCEDescription
The parties reaffirm commitment to ceasefire and Minsk agreements
Agreement document
Groups
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Gender
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- Men and boys
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Governance
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- Constitution
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Power sharing
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Human rights and equality
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Rights institutions
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Justice sector reform
- Criminal justice and emergency law
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- Prisons and detention
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- Traditional Laws
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Socio-economic reconstruction
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Land, property and environment
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Security sector
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- CeasefireSecurity sector→Ceasefire→Ceasefire provisionPage 1:
The Trilateral Contact Group with the participation of the representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, acknowledging the positive impact of their recommitment to the ceasefire on 20 December 2017, stressing the importance of ensuring peace and calm for the population caught in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and guided by earlier agreements and obligations of the sides:
- Re-affirm their full commitment to a comprehensive, sustainable and unlimited ceasefire, starting from 5 March 2018 at 00:01 hours (Kyiv time);Security sector→Ceasefire→General commitmentsPage 1:
- Underline at the same time, the importance of the issuance of, and compliance with, the respective ceasefire orders; the effective use of disciplinary measures for ceasefire violations; no firing, including return fire; avoiding forward movements and reconnaissance missions; strictly forbidding, in particular, firing to and from populated areas, the presence and use of heavy weapons in and close to populated areas and the targeting of civilian infrastructure, including schools, kindergartens, hospitals, and public premises; - Police
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- Armed forces
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- DDR
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- Intelligence services
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- Parastatal/rebel and opposition group forces
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- Withdrawal of foreign forces
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- Corruption
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- Crime/organised crime
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- Drugs
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- Terrorism
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Transitional justice
- Transitional justice general
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- Amnesty/pardon
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- Courts
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- Mechanism
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- Prisoner release
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- Vetting
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- Victims
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- Missing persons
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- Reparations
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- Reconciliation
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Implementation
- UN signatory
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- Other international signatoryNot signed, but implied: OSCE
- Referendum for agreement
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- International mission/force/similar
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- Enforcement mechanism
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- Related cases
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- Sourcehttps://www.osce.org/chairmanship/374179
Statement by the Trilateral Contact Group and the representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions calling for ceasefire
MINSK, 2 March 2018 – The Trilateral Contact Group and the representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions today issued the following statement calling for a ceasefire:
The Trilateral Contact Group with the participation of the representatives of certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, acknowledging the positive impact of their recommitment to the ceasefire on 20 December 2017, stressing the importance of ensuring peace and calm for the population caught in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and guided by earlier agreements and obligations of the sides:
- Re-affirm their full commitment to a comprehensive, sustainable and unlimited ceasefire, starting from 5 March 2018 at 00:01 hours (Kyiv time);
- Underline at the same time, the importance of the issuance of, and compliance with, the respective ceasefire orders;
the effective use of disciplinary measures for ceasefire violations;
no firing, including return fire;
avoiding forward movements and reconnaissance missions;
strictly forbidding, in particular, firing to and from populated areas, the presence and use of heavy weapons in and close to populated areas and the targeting of civilian infrastructure, including schools, kindergartens, hospitals, and public premises;
- Re-assert their joint and firm commitment to the full implementation of the Minsk agreements.